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Essential Hockey: Southeast is low but tight, New York Rangers are barely alive

We are about 18-20 games in for most teams and we are starting to really get a sense of who is who in the league right now. The surprising teams have...
NHLPA and NHL Resume Talks: Hope Rests on Reason and Responsibility

The NHL and NHLPA resume talks in NYC on the status quo of the CBA and probably some other minor issues that will shape the world of hockey in North America...
NHL Last Minute Signings: Hypocrisy or Smart Business?

As the clock clicks down towards an NHL lockout, we have seen a number of big money last minute NHL signings and contract extensions. NHL Owners have thrown around money like...
Top Shelf Prospects: NHL Team Rankings – Part One

Now that we’ve taken a look at every team in the NHL, I felt that I should give a 1-30 ranking of every team in the NHL and the quality of...
Top Shelf Prospects: Philadelphia Flyers

Welcome to today’s edition of “Top Shelf Prospects” – a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. Today, as I continue my alphabetical journey through the NHL I bring...
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Rick Nash: Will he stay or will he go?

NY Rangers, San Jose, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Detroit have all something in common. Rick Nash wants to be traded and they make up his short list of approved teams. So if...
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Attack on Joel Ward: No Room for Racism in NHL

In what can only be described as a hate crime, a group of Boston Bruins fans have made headlines for their outlandish remarks toward Joel Ward of the Washington Capitals via...
Is it the End of the Road for Marc-Andre Fleury in Pittsburgh?

With the Penguins being bounced from the 2012 NHL Playoffs this afternoon at the hands of the Philidelphia Flyers, does this spell the end of Marc-Andre Fleury in Pittsburgh? I concede...
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NHLer Takes Banana Incident in Stride

On Thursday night the Detroit Red Wings faced off against the Philadelphia Flyers in London, Ontario for what was expected to be an awesome pre-season match-up. It was, until some idiot...